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Excellence in (Student) Podcasting Submissions Now Open

The Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities is sponsoring the second annual Excellence in Podcasting Competition, in collaboration with the Office of Immersion Resources and the Center for Teaching. We had really fantastic student submissions last year, and you can listen to the winning submissions on our podcast VandyVox. If you know of students who…

Posted by on February 16, 2022 in Center for Humanities, Digital Humanities, Events, News, Podcast, Podcasting, VandyVox

Reaching Students through Open Pedagogy and Digital Media

In this workshop, participants will be invited to consider how they might pursue a more open pedagogy through the creation and sharing of digital media. Andy Wesolek, director of digital scholarship and scholarly communications at the Vanderbilt Libraries, will explore the practice of open pedagogy and the benefits it can bring to faculty and to…

Posted by on January 24, 2022 in Digital Commons, digital media, Digital Pedagogy, Events, News, Resource, Teaching Workshops, workshop

From the Executive Director

  As I write this, snow is falling in Nashville, and I’m reminded of all the challenges our local community has faced over the last two years, from tornadoes and storms to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The teaching community at Vanderbilt has had to adapt again and again over the last two years, and I…

Posted by on January 18, 2022 in About the CFT, CFT Programs, CFT Services, CFT staff, Events, News, Resource

Teaching with Case Studies

Case studies are a signature pedagogy throughout the professions and increasingly across all liberal arts disciplines.  When used effectively, they can motivate students to learn deeply through meaningful, complex, and real-world scenarios, elevating anything from analytical thought to ethical reasoning, applied practices to theoretical critique. This workshop will explore how case studies are or can…

Posted by on November 4, 2021 in Case Studies, Events, News, Teaching Workshops, workshops, Zoom

Workshop: Teaching with Case Studies

Case studies are a signature pedagogy throughout the professions and increasingly across all liberal arts disciplines.  When used effectively, they can motivate students to learn deeply through meaningful, complex, and real-world scenarios, elevating anything from analytical thought to ethical reasoning, applied practices to theoretical critique. This workshop will explore how case studies are or can…

Posted by on November 1, 2021 in Case Studies, Events, News, Teaching Workshops, workshops, Zoom

Workshop: Decolonizing Our Teaching

The exhortation to “decolonize” our syllabi and our teaching more generally has become increasingly common across higher education in recent years. For its many advocates, decolonization can include a wide variety of practices, such as the acknowledgement of indigenous land claims, understanding how the culture of colonialism has shaped our disciplines, diversifying the canons of…

Posted by on October 26, 2021 in Events, Inclusive Teaching, News, Teaching Workshops, workshops, Zoom

ASPIRE Job Search Series: Preparing for a Teaching Demo

How do you put together an effective teaching demonstration for a job interview? How is it different from a research seminar and how can you link the two? Come learn about key considerations for developing this important piece of your interview portfolio. Date: Thursday, October 21 Time: 11:00 Location: Light Hall 419 BCD REGISTER ….

Posted by on October 18, 2021 in Events, News, Teaching Workshops, workshops, ,

Applications for New Round of Internal Teaching Grants Now Available

The Office of the Provost established two internal funding programs in April 2021, the Educational Advancement Fund and the Course Improvement Grant, designed to support excellence in the classroom through continued pedagogical advancement and long-term educational transformation. The deadline to submit for the upcoming second round of funding is October 15. Read More . . ….

Posted by on October 11, 2021 in course improvement grant, education advancement fund, Events, Grants, internal teaching grants, News,

Celebrating the Center for Teaching’s 35th Anniversary

by Derek Bruff, executive director The Vanderbilt Center for Teaching was founded in 1986. That means that we are celebrating our 35th anniversary this year! The Center for Teaching started as a small unit in the College of Arts & Science led by our founding director Ken Bain, author of What the Best College Teachers Do (Harvard…

Posted by on September 30, 2021 in 35th Anniversary, Events, News

Digital Media Lab Open House

Date: Monday, August 23rd Time: 1:00-3:00pm Location: Digital Commons, 1101 19th Ave. South, Room 012 Facilitators: Rhett McDaniel, CFT assistant director Tracye Davis, digital media specialist Seth Shepherd, digital media specialist Visit the CFT’s new Digital Media Lab located in the Digital Commons. This new facility provides instructors with the software, equipment, environment, and instructional staff needed to…

Posted by on August 19, 2021 in CFT Event, digital media, Educational Technology, Events, News

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